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The space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
The commander of the first space shuttle flight was John Young and the pilot was Robert Crippen. Young was a veteran of 5 space flights were as Crippen was a rookie. the mission lasted only two days. The flight was performed with the space shuttle Columbia and past with flying colours, even though certain anomalies could have been life threatening.
The first flight of the space shuttle Columbia was on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural flight of NASA's space shuttle program, known as STS-1. Commander John Young and pilot Robert Crippen were onboard for this historic mission.
The space shuttle program began with the flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
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Eileen Collins commanded the STS-114 'Return To Flight' mission in 1999 and was the first female commander of a shuttle mission. This mission was the first to fly after the tragic loss of the shuttle 'Columbia' and its crew.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
The first flight of the space shuttle Columbia was on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural flight of NASA's space shuttle program, known as STS-1. Commander John Young and pilot Robert Crippen were onboard for this historic mission.
The commander of the first space shuttle flight was John Young and the pilot was Robert Crippen. Young was a veteran of 5 space flights were as Crippen was a rookie. the mission lasted only two days. The flight was performed with the space shuttle Columbia and past with flying colours, even though certain anomalies could have been life threatening.
The name of the first shuttle to be launched was Columbia. It was launched on April 12, 1981, for the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
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John Young, who also flew the first Gemini flight with the mercury veteran Gus Grissom, and walked on the moon with Charlie Duke on Apollo 16 commanded the first shuttle flight.
The first space shuttle to reach Earth's orbit was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.